1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die

I saw this the other day in my “suggestions” box on Amazon and thought it looked interesting. While the claims in the product description are a bit broad and very BOLD, I do like the sentiment and am certainly a sucker for the all too rare video game books. So I will most likely be checking this out when it comes out this autumn.

OverviewFor devoted gamers as well as those interested in groundbreaking graphic design, this is the first, most comprehensive, and only critical guide ever published to video games. The video game has arrived as entertainment and as an art form. This is the first serious critical evaluation ever published of the best video games and is a testament to the medium’s innovativeness and increasing emphasis on aesthetics. Organized chronologically and for all platforms (PC, Xbox, PlayStation, etc.) and covering all genres from the bold (Grand Theft Auto and Halo) and dark (Resident Evil and Silent Hill) to the spiritual (Final Fantasy) and whimsical (Legend of Zelda), the book traces the video game from the rough early days of Pong to the latest visual fantasia.